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gang 1
(găng)n.
1. A group of criminals or hoodlums who band together for mutual protection and profit.
2. A group of adolescents who band together, especially a group of delinquents.
3. Informal A group of people who associate regularly on a social basis: The whole gang from the office went to a clambake.
4. A group of laborers organized together on one job or under one foreperson: a railroad gang.
5. A matched or coordinated set, as of tools: a gang of chisels.
6.
a. A pack of wolves or wild dogs.
b. A herd, especially of buffalo or elk.
v. ganged, gang·ing, gangs
v.intr.
To band together as a group or gang.
v.tr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To arrange or assemble into a group, as for simultaneous operation or production: gang several pages onto one printing plate.
2. To attack as an organized group.
gang up
1. To join together in opposition or attack: The older children were always ganging up on the little ones.
2. To act together as a group: various agencies ganging up to combat the use of illicit drugs.
[Middle English, band of men, from Old English, journey, and Old Norse -gangr, journey, group (as in thjofagangr, gang of thieves).]
gang 2
(găng)n.
Variant of gangue.
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gang
(ɡæŋ)n
1. a group of people who associate together or act as an organized body, esp for criminal or illegal purposes
2. an organized group of workmen
3. (Zoology) a herd of buffaloes or elks or a pack of wild dogs
4. (Agriculture) NZ a group of shearers who travel to different shearing sheds, shearing, classing, and baling wool
5. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a series of similar tools arranged to work simultaneously in parallel
b. (as modifier): a gang saw.
vb
6. to form into, become part of, or act as a gang
7. (Electronics) (tr) electronics to mount (two or more components, such as variable capacitors) on the same shaft, permitting adjustment by a single control
[Old English gang journey; related to Old Norse gangr, Old High German gang, Sanskrit jangha foot]
ganged adj
gang
(ɡæŋ)vb
Scot to go
[Old English gangan to go1]
gang
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gang1
(gæŋ)n.
1. a group or band: a gang of sightseers.
2. a group of youths who associate closely for social reasons, esp. such a group engaging in delinquent behavior.
3. a group of people with compatible tastes or interests: I'm throwing a party for the gang I bowl with.
4. a group of persons working together.
5. a group of persons associated for some criminal or other antisocial purpose: a gang of thieves.
6. a set of tools, electronic components or circuits, oars, etc., arranged to work together.
7. a group of identical or related items.
v.t. 8. to arrange in groups or sets: to gang illustrations on one sheet.
9. to attack in a gang.
v.i. 10. to form or act as a gang.
11. gang up on, to set upon or attack as a group.
[1300–50; Old English gang, gong manner of going, way, passage; c. Old High German gang, Old Norse gangr; compare gang 2]
gang2
(gæŋ)v.i. Chiefly Scot.
to go.
[before 900; Old English gangan, gongan]
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Gang
a full set of things; a quantity or amount carried at one time; a group of persons doing the same work; a group of people or things connected to one another. See also company, set, team.Examples: gang of ale, 1590; of beer, 1590; of buffaloes, 1807; of captives, 1883; of cartwheels [set of four]; a chain gang; of chronographers, 1677; of clerks, 1668; of convicts; of coopers, 1863; of criminals, 1883; of dogs, 1740; of elk; of heretics, 1848; of light harrows [set], 1806; of horseshoes [set], 1590; of housebreakers, 1701; of labourers; of milk, 1827; of oars, 1726; of peat [amount brought by ponies on one trip], 1808; of ploughs, 1874; of porters, 1700; of ruffians; of saws [set], 1883; of shrouds [suit of sails], 1690; of slaves, 1790; of teeth, 1674; of thieves, 1782; of varlets, 1632; of water, 1858; of women [of silly women], 1645; of workmen.
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gang
(group)Past participle: ganged
Gerund: ganging
| Imperative |
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| gang |
| gang |
| Present |
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| I gang |
| you gang |
| he/she/it gangs |
| we gang |
| you gang |
| they gang |
| Preterite |
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| I ganged |
| you ganged |
| he/she/it ganged |
| we ganged |
| you ganged |
| they ganged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am ganging |
| you are ganging |
| he/she/it is ganging |
| we are ganging |
| you are ganging |
| they are ganging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have ganged |
| you have ganged |
| he/she/it has ganged |
| we have ganged |
| you have ganged |
| they have ganged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was ganging |
| you were ganging |
| he/she/it was ganging |
| we were ganging |
| you were ganging |
| they were ganging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had ganged |
| you had ganged |
| he/she/it had ganged |
| we had ganged |
| you had ganged |
| they had ganged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will gang |
| you will gang |
| he/she/it will gang |
| we will gang |
| you will gang |
| they will gang |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have ganged |
| you will have ganged |
| he/she/it will have ganged |
| we will have ganged |
| you will have ganged |
| they will have ganged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be ganging |
| you will be ganging |
| he/she/it will be ganging |
| we will be ganging |
| you will be ganging |
| they will be ganging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been ganging |
| you have been ganging |
| he/she/it has been ganging |
| we have been ganging |
| you have been ganging |
| they have been ganging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been ganging |
| you will have been ganging |
| he/she/it will have been ganging |
| we will have been ganging |
| you will have been ganging |
| they will have been ganging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been ganging |
| you had been ganging |
| he/she/it had been ganging |
| we had been ganging |
| you had been ganging |
| they had been ganging |
| Conditional |
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| I would gang |
| you would gang |
| he/she/it would gang |
| we would gang |
| you would gang |
| they would gang |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have ganged |
| you would have ganged |
| he/she/it would have ganged |
| we would have ganged |
| you would have ganged |
| they would have ganged |
gang
(Scottish)Past participle: gane
Gerund: ganging
| Imperative |
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| gang |
| gang |
| Present |
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| I gang |
| you gang |
| he/she/it gangs |
| we gang |
| you gang |
| they gang |
| Preterite |
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| I gaed |
| you gaed |
| he/she/it gaed |
| we gaed |
| you gaed |
| they gaed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am ganging |
| you are ganging |
| he/she/it is ganging |
| we are ganging |
| you are ganging |
| they are ganging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have gane |
| you have gane |
| he/she/it has gane |
| we have gane |
| you have gane |
| they have gane |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was ganging |
| you were ganging |
| he/she/it was ganging |
| we were ganging |
| you were ganging |
| they were ganging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had gane |
| you had gane |
| he/she/it had gane |
| we had gane |
| you had gane |
| they had gane |
| Future |
|---|
| I will gang |
| you will gang |
| he/she/it will gang |
| we will gang |
| you will gang |
| they will gang |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have gane |
| you will have gane |
| he/she/it will have gane |
| we will have gane |
| you will have gane |
| they will have gane |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be ganging |
| you will be ganging |
| he/she/it will be ganging |
| we will be ganging |
| you will be ganging |
| they will be ganging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been ganging |
| you have been ganging |
| he/she/it has been ganging |
| we have been ganging |
| you have been ganging |
| they have been ganging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been ganging |
| you will have been ganging |
| he/she/it will have been ganging |
| we will have been ganging |
| you will have been ganging |
| they will have been ganging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been ganging |
| you had been ganging |
| he/she/it had been ganging |
| we had been ganging |
| you had been ganging |
| they had been ganging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would gang |
| you would gang |
| he/she/it would gang |
| we would gang |
| you would gang |
| they would gang |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have gane |
| you would have gane |
| he/she/it would have gane |
| we would have gane |
| you would have gane |
| they would have gane |
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Noun 1. [画像:gang - an association of criminals]gang - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"
youth gang - a gang whose members are teenagers
2. gang - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
3. [画像:gang - an organized group of workmen]gang - an organized group of workmen
social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
detail - a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
chain gang - a gang of convicts chained together
ground crew, ground-service crew - the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
road gang - a gang of road workers
section gang - a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
stage crew - crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production
crewman - a member of a work crew
4. gang - tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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gang
noun
1. group, crowd, pack, company, party, lot, band, crew (informal), bunch, mob, horde He was attacked by a gang of youths.
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gang
nounphrasal verb
gang up
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Translations
عِصَابَة عِصابَهفِرْقَه، مَجْموعَه
gangpartaskupina
bandesjakarbejdshold
jengi
banda
glæpaflokkurhópur
ギャング
갱
gangsterissusidėti sususimokytiveikti prieš
bandabrigāde
ekipatolpazdružiti se
gäng
สมัครพรรคพวก
băng nhóm
gang
[gæŋ]A. N [of thieves] → banda f, pandilla f; [of friends, youths] → grupo m (pej) → pandilla f; [of workmen] → cuadrilla f, brigada f
the Gang Of Four (Pol, Hist) → la Banda de los Cuatro
he's one of the gang now → ya es uno de los nuestros
the Gang Of Four (Pol, Hist) → la Banda de los Cuatro
he's one of the gang now → ya es uno de los nuestros
gang together VI + ADV → formar un grupo or una pandilla, agruparse
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gang
[ˈgæŋ] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
gang
n → Haufen m, → Schar f; (of workers, prisoners) → Kolonne f, → Trupp m; (of criminals, youths, terrorists) → Bande f, → Gang f; (of friends etc: = clique) → Clique f, → Haufen m (inf); there was a whole gang of them → es war ein ganzer Haufen ; do you want to be in our gang? → möchtest du zu unserer Bande/Clique gehören?; the Gang of Four → die Viererbande
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gang
[gæŋ] n (of thieves, youths) → banda ; (of friends) → comitiva ; (of workmen) → squadragang up vi + adv to gang up (with) → mettersi insieme (a or con)
to gang up on or against sb → far comunella contro qn
to gang up on or against sb → far comunella contro qn
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gang
(gӕŋ) noun1. a number (of workmen etc) working together. a gang of men working on the railway. groep فِرْقَه، مَجْموعَه група bando parta, skupina die Truppe arbejdshold; sjak ομάδα, συνεργείο grupo, cuadrilla, equipo salk گروه työporukka équipe קְבוּצַת פּוֹעָלִים गिरोह banda csoport, brigád kelompok (vinnu)hópur/-flokkur squadra 一団 함께 일하는 집단 būrys, brigada (strādnieku) brigāde kumpulan pekerja ploeg lag, gjeng brygada قاز( نر bando echipă бригада skupina skupina grupa arbetslag กลุ่ม takım 一群(勞工等) бригада جتھہ đoàn, tốp, kíp, toán (劳动者的)一队
2. a group (of people), usually formed for a bad purpose. a gang of jewel thieves. bende عِصابَه банда bando gang die Bande bande συμμορία, σπείρα banda jõuk, kamp دار و دسته jengi bande, gang כנופיה दल banda banda kawanan penjahat glæpaflokkur banda 一味 갱 gauja banda geng bende bande, gjeng gang دله bando bandă, ceată шаика; банда banda banda banda gäng, liga กลุ่มโจร çete 一幫 банда ٹولہ خصوصا برے کاموں کے لیے بنایا گیا bọn, lũ, băng 一帮
ˈgangster noun a member of a gang of criminals. bendelid قاطِع طَريق، عُضو في عِصابَه гангстер criminoso člen tlupy, gangster der Gangster gangster κακοποιός, συμμορίτης gánster gangster گانگستر gangsteri gangster חָבֵר כְּנוּפִיָה गुण्डा gangster gengszter penjahat glæpamaður malvivente, gangster ギャング 갱단의 일원 gangsteris, banditas gangsteris gengster gangster banditt, gangster, forbryter gangster دجنايت كارانو او بدمعاشانو دډلى غړى criminoso gangster гангстер gangster gangster gangster gangster, liga-, gängmedlem พวกอันธพาล gangster 幫派份子 бандит, гангстер مجرموں کے ٹولے کا کوئی عضو găngxtơ 匪徒
gang up on to join or act with a person etc against (some other person etc). gegroepeer يَتَحالَف ضِد съюзявам се против conspirar spolčit se proti sich zusammenrotten gegen rotte sig sammen mod συνωμοτώ εναντίον κπ. conspirar, confabularse (kellegi vastu) kampa lööma چند تایی بر سر کسی ریختن liitoutua jtk vastaan se liguer לַחֲבוֹר יַחַד נֶגֶד टोली के रूप में कार्य करना udružiti se protiv nekoga összeáll (vkivel) berkomplot gera aðsúg að coalizzarsi 団結する 단결하여 대항하다 susimokyti, veikti prieš samesties kopā (pret kādu) berpakat menentang samenspannen tegen rotte seg sammen mot zmówić się przeciwko څو نفری وهل conspirar a se alia (cu.../împotriva...) вступать в сговор spolčiť sa proti združiti se proti udružiti se protiv gadda ihop sig mot การชุมนุม cephe almak 夥同攻擊 об'єднуватися (проти когось) کسی کے خلاف ایکا کرنا kết bè 合伙攻击
gang up with to join or act with. aansluit يَتَحالَف مع، يَنَضَم съюзявам се с juntar-se a spolčit se sich zusammenrotten mit rotte sig sammen med κάνω κόμμα, ενώνομαι με κπ. aliarse con, unirse a kampa lööma به هم پیوستن liittoutua s'allier avec לַחֲבוֹר יַחַד गैग में शामिल होना udružiti se bandába verődik bergabung rotta sig saman allearsi 〜と仲間になる 단결하다 susidėti su apvienoties berpakat samenspannen met slå seg sammen med spiknąć się z يو ځاى كيدل juntar-se a a se alia cu действовать сообща spojiť sa združiti se udružiti se slå sig ihop med ทํางานด้วยกันเป็นกลุ่ม ...-e katılmak 與...夥同 об'єднуватися مل جل کر کارروائی کرنا vào hùa (với ai) 与...联合起来一致行动
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gang
→ عِصَابَة gang bande Bande συμμορία pandilla jengi groupe banda banda ギャング 갱 bende gjeng gang gang , gangue банда gäng สมัครพรรคพวก çete băng nhóm 团伙Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
gang
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